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irrēpo (inr- ), repsi, reptum, 3, v. n. 1. in-repo,
I.to creep in, into, upon, or to a place.
I. Lit., with ad: “draconem repente irrepsisse ad eam,” Suet. Aug. 94.— With dat.: “(salamandra) si arbori irrepsit,” Plin. 29, 4, 23, § 74.—Absol.: “irrepsi tamen,” Petr. 87.—With acc. of place: “cubiculum,” App. M. 3, p. 139; 8, p. 206: “caveam,” id. ib. 4, p. 149: “hospitium,” id. ib. 9, p. 219: “Mogontiacum,” Amm. 27, 10, 1.—
II. Transf., of things: “haec lues ... inrepsit in Italiam,” Plin. 26, 1, 3, § 3; cf. id. 26, 1, 3, § 9: “inrepsisse medicinam,” to be gradually introduced, id. 30, 1, 1, § 2: “irrepentes radiculae,” Col. 4, 1, 2: “irrepentibus aquis,” id. 3, 18, 5 Schneid. —
III. Trop., to come or get into in an imperceptible manner, to steal in, insinuate one's self: laetitia in sinum, Pompon. ap. Non. 500, 26 (Com. Rel. v. 141 Rib.): “eloquentia irrepit in sensus,” Cic. Or. 28, 97: “in mentes hominum,” id. de Or. 3, 53, 203: “in tabulas municipiorum,” id. Arch. 5, 10: “in testamenta locupletium,” id. Off. 3, 19, 75.—
(β). With acc.: “inrepere paulatim militares animos,” Tac. A. 4, 2.—
(γ). With dat.: “dolor animo irrepet,” Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 26: irrepsit subito canities seni, Prud. prooem. 23.—
(δ). Absol.: “lentoque irrepunt agmine poenae,” Stat. Th. 5, 60: “penitus irrepere per luxum,” Tac. A. 13, 12; cf. id. H. 2, 63.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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